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So,these paintings have already taught us a lot.
所以這些畫(huà)作已經(jīng)讓我們了解了很多。
But one image that has always intrigued us is known as the 'Rainbow Serpent'.
但是有一個(gè)圖像總能引起我們的好奇，它就是“彩虹蛇”。
The Rainbow Serpent,which is the focus of my most recent project, gets its name from its snake or serpent-like body
彩虹蛇是我近期研究項(xiàng)目的焦點(diǎn)，它因其蛇形的身軀而得名，
and it first appeared in the Yam period 4 to 6,000 years ago.
并于4000至6000年前首次出現(xiàn)在“甘薯”時(shí)期。
Many believe it is a curious mixture of kangaroo,snake and reocodile.
許多人認(rèn)為它是袋鼠、蛇、鱷魚(yú)的奇妙組合。
But we decided to study the Rainbow Serpent paintings to see if we could locate the animal that the veryfrist painters based their image on.
但我們決定研究彩虹蛇畫(huà)作，目的是要找出最早的畫(huà)者所依據(jù)的是何種動(dòng)物。
The Yam period coincided with the end of the last ice age.
“甘薯”時(shí)期正好趕上最后一個(gè)冰河世紀(jì)的末期。
This brought about tremendous change in the environment, with the sea levels rising and creeping steadily inland.
這導(dǎo)致環(huán)境發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化，海平面不斷上升并且向內(nèi)陸蔓延。
This flooded many familiar land features and also caused a great deal of disruption to traditional patterns of life,hunting in particular.
這淹沒(méi)了許多熟悉的地貌，同時(shí)對(duì)傳統(tǒng)生活模式造成了極大的破壞，尤其是打獵。
New shores were formed and totally different creatures would have washed up onto the shores.
新的海岸形成了，完全不同的生物被沖向了海岸。
We studied 107 paintings of the Rainbow Serpent
我們研究了107種關(guān)于彩虹蛇的畫(huà)作，
and found that the one creature that matches it most closely was the Ribboned Pipefish, which is a type of sea horse.
并且發(fā)現(xiàn)條紋海龍魚(yú)是與之最匹配的生物，它是海馬的一種。
This sea creature would have been a totally unfamiliar sight in the inland regions where the image is found
內(nèi)陸發(fā)現(xiàn)了這種完全陌生的海洋生物的圖像，
and may have been the ispiration behind the early paintings.
同時(shí)它可能激發(fā)了早期繪畫(huà)的靈感。
So,at the end of the ice age there would have been enormous changes in animal and plant life.
所以在冰河世紀(jì)的末期，動(dòng)植物發(fā)生了巨大的變化。
It's not surprising then,that the Aborigines linked this abundance to the new creatures they witnessed.
原住民將這些變化與他們目睹的這個(gè)新生物聯(lián)系在一起也就不足為奇了。
Even today,Aborigines see the Rainbow Serpent as a symbol of creation,
即使在今天，原住民還是把彩虹蛇看作是創(chuàng)造力的象征，
which is understandable given the increase in vegetation and the new life forms that featured when the image first appeared.
在它初次出現(xiàn)時(shí)增添了許多植物和新的生命形態(tài)。
